A Guide to the William A. Blackburn Papers, 1869-1909
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| Creator | Blackburn, William A., 1969-1909. |
| Title | William A. Blackburn Papers |
| Dates: | 1869-1909. |
| Abstract | Papers concerning activities of W. A. Blackburn, lawyer, of Austin, Texas, and other family members, with some local church records. |
| Extent | 7 ft., 5 in.; manuscript, typescript, printed, photographic. |
| Language | Materials are in English and German. |
| Repository | Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin |
Papers concern legal activities, land speculation, and estate management for the Townsend family and the activities of W. A. Blackburn, lawyer; W. D. Blackburn, mining engineer; and N. T. Blackburn, engineering professor. They contain correspondence, bills, receipts, powers of attorney, wills, photographs, daybooks, journals, diary, scrapbook materials, and record books for the First Presbyterian Church and for the German Methodist Episcopal Church of Austin, the latter in German.
Photographic collection consists of photos of Townsend family members and commercially produced stereographs of Colorado, Fairmont Park in Philadelphia, and San Jose Mission in San Antonio. Also contains early snapshots, possibly of sharecroppers' houses.
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| Subjects (Persons) - Papers |
| | Blackburn, Nathaniel Townsend. |
| | Blackburn, W. D. |
| | Blackburn, William A. |
| | Robards, Charles L. |
| | Townsend family |
| Subjects (Persons) - Photographs |
| | McKinley, William |
| | Robertson, James Harvey |
| | Townsend Family |
| Subjects (Organizations) - Papers |
| | First Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.?) |
| | German Methodist Episcopal Church of Austin |
| | Methodist Episcopal Church, South |
| | Presbyterian Church. |
| Places - Papers |
| | Austin (Tex.) |
| | Taylor (Tex.) |
| | Texas. |
| Places - Photographs |
| | Austin, Texas |
| | Colorado |
| | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| | Mexico. |
| Subjects - Papers |
| | Engineering |
| | Land speculation |
| | Practice of law |
| | Mines and mining |
| Subjects - Photographs |
| | Austin Dam (Colorado River) |
| | Bullfights and bullfighters |
| | Daniel Baker College (Brownwood) |
| | First Presbyterian Church (Austin) |
| | Houses and housing |
| | Rocky Mountains |
| | San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission |
| | Texas - Capitols. |
| Other Creators - Photographs |
| | Chamberlain, W. D. (photographer) |
| | Doerr, H. A. (photographer) |
William A. Blackburn Papers, 1869-1909, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Detailed Description of the Collection
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William A. Blackburn Papers Inventory
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| | | Correspondence |
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| 3H53 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1870-1873 |
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| 3H54 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1874-1876 |
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| 3H55 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1877 |
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| 3H56 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1877-1878 |
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| 3H57 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1880-1886 |
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| 3H58 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1887-1893 |
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| 3H59 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1894-1900 |
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| 3H60 | | | | General, (W. A. Blackburn) 1901-1909 |
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| 3H61 | | | | Robards and Jackson, 1869 |
| | | | W. D. Blackburn, 1909 |
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| 3H62 | | | | W. D. Blackburn, miscellaneous |
| | | | N. T. Blackburn, 1904-1909 |
| | | | General, undated |
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| 3H63 | | | Fieldnotes |
| | | Diary of Helen Blackburn, 1907 |
| | | Scrapbook and scrapbook materials, 1892-1895 |
| | | Trustee book of German Methodist Episcopal Church of Austin, Texas, 1878-1904 |
| | | Account book of First Presbyterian Church, 1889-1893 |
| | | Cash books, 1871-1879 |
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| 3H64 | | | Ledger, 1879-1891 |
| | | Daybook, 1880-1888 |
| | | Journal, 1880-1909 |
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| 3H65 | | | Daybook, 1889-1891 |
| | | Journal, 1891-1892 |
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| 3H66 | | | Journal, 1905-1906 |
| | | Docket, 1870-1872 |
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| 3H67 | | | Bills, receipts, financial records |
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| 3H68 | | | Bills, receipts, financial records |
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| 4K472 | | | Journal, Volume 2, 1894-1898 |
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| 4K473 | | | Journal, Volume 3, 1898-1909 |
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| | | Artifact Collection |
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William A. Blackburn Photographs, 1869-1909;
5 inches: 72 albumen and collodion stereographs; 52 albumen, collodion, and gelatin cabinet cards; 8 other albumen prints; 6 matte collodion prints; 20 other collodion prints; 91 photomechanical reproductions.
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| Arrangement |
| Arranged alphabetically by persons and places. |
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| 3S33 | | | Photographs, Persons |
| | | | 1. C., W. J.-- 1894 |
| | | | 2. Culbertson, Angeline Louise-- 1889 |
| | | | 3. Culbertson, Angeline Louise-- 1890 |
| | | | 4. Culbertson, Angeline Louise-- 1892 |
| | | | 5. Culbertson, Angeline Louise-- 1893 |
| | | | 6. Culbertson, Angeline Louise-- 1897 |
| | | | 7. Culbertson, James William-- 1892 |
| | | | 8. Culbertson, James William-- 1893 |
| | | | 9. Culbertson, James William-- 1894 |
| | | | 10. David-- 1904 |
| | | | 11. Dewey (Adm.)-- 1899 [?] |
| | | | 12. Handen, George Rankin [?] |
| | | | 13. Margaret [cousin of W. A. Blackburn?] |
| | | | 14. McKinley, William--also see # 11 1900-- |
| | | | 15. Miller, I Ernest-- 1874 |
| | | | 16. Mosely, William Blackburn |
| | | | 17. Nason, Henry Townsend-- 1896 |
| | | | 18. Pauline |
| | | | 19. Pauline |
| | | | 20. Robertson, James |
| | | | 21. Townsend, Angeline L. |
| | | | 22. Townsend, Angeline L. |
| | | | 23. Townsend, Elma |
| | | | 24. Townsend, James Wanton |
| | | | 25. Townsend, James Wanton |
| | | | 26. Townsend, James Wanton--3 copies--also see # 23 |
| | | | 27. Townsend, Martin Ingham--also see #23 1895-- |
| | | | 28. Townsend, Pauline S.--see # 23, 24 |
| | | | 29. Townsend, R. W., Jr. |
| | | | 30. Will--[W. A. Blackburn?] |
| | | | 31. Will--[W. A. Blackburn?] |
| | | | 32. Worrell, Steve H -- 1903 |
| | | Photographs, Places |
| | | | 1. Austin, Capitol Building |
| | | | 2. Austin, Capitol Building |
| | | | 3. Austin, Capitol Building |
| | | | 4. Austin, First Presbyterian Church |
| | | | 5. Austin, Hyde Park |
| | | | 6. Austin, Hyde Park |
| | | | 6.a. Austin, Austin Dam
(3 views) |
| | | | 7. Austin, Skyline |
| | | | 8. Bullfight, Mexico |
| | | | 9. Bullfight, Mexico |
| | | | 10. Bullfight, Mexico |
| | | | 11. Cape Horn, Columbia River |
| | | | 12. Ceylon, Kandy--Giant Bamboo |
| | | | 13. Cheyenne, Cascade Falls |
| | | | 14. Cheyenne, Seven Falls |
| | | | 15. Colorado, Balanced Rock |
| | | | 16. Colorado, Boulder Pass |
| | | | 17. Colorado, Cleer Creek Canyon |
| | | | 18. Colorado, Cleer Creek Canyon |
| | | | 19. Colorado, Crooked Tree Bend |
| | | | 20. Colorado, El Mayor Douro Rock, Glen Eyrie |
| | | | 21. Colorado, Estes Park |
| | | | 22. Colorado, Estes Park, Lake Mary |
| | | | 23. Colorado, Gateway to the Garden of the Gods |
| | | | 24. Colorado, Gateway to the Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak |
| | | | 25. Colorado, Green Lake |
| | | | 26. Colorado, Glen Eyrie |
| | | | 27. Colorado, Monument Park |
| | | | 28. Colorado, Mount Lincoln summit |
| | | | 29. Colorado, Snake River |
| | | | 30. Colorado, Ute Pass, Falls |
| | | | 31. Colorado, Ute Pass, Rainbow Falls |
| | | | 32. Colorado, Ute Pass |
| | | | 33. Daniel Baker College, Brownwood, Texas |
| | | | 34. Honolulu, Hawaii, Avenue of Royal Palms |
| | | | 35. Ixtaccihuatl, Woman in White, Mexico |
| | | | 36. Little [UNK] |
| | | | 37. Main Street |
| | | | 38. Mexico
12 views |
| | | | 39. Michigan, Museum and snow |
| | | | 40. "Old Faithful", Yellowstone National Park |
| | | | 41. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Basin Summer House |
| | | | 42. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Basin, walk to |
| | | | 43. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Brown Street Entrance |
| | | | 44. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Columbia Bridge |
| | | | 45. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Laurel Hill |
| | | | 46. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Lemon Hill |
| | | | 47. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Lemon Hill |
| | | | 48. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Lemon Hill, Summer House |
| | | | 49. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Lincoln Monument |
| | | | 50. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Old Park |
| | | | 51. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Old Park |
| | | | 52. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Old Park |
| | | | 53. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Round House |
| | | | 54. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Semon Hill |
| | | | 55. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Semon Hill |
| | | | 56. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Valley Green Hotel |
| | | | 57. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Wissahicken Bridge |
| | | | 58. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Wissahicken Creek |
| | | | 59. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Wissahicken, [UNK] in |
| | | | 60. Philadelphia, Fairmont Park, Wissahicken, [UNK] |
| | | | 61. Philippine Islands, San Pedro Macati |
| | | | 62. Richard's House and Tent |
| | | | 63. San José Mission, San Antonio, Texas |
| | | | 64. San José Mission, San Antonio, Texas |
| | | | 65. San José Mission, San Antonio, Texas |
| | | | 66. San José Mission, San Antonio, Texas |
| | | | 67. San José Mission, San Antonio, Texas, Rose Window |
| | | | 68. San José Mission, San Antonio, Texas |
| | | | 69. San José Mission, San Antonio, Texas |
| | | | 70. Scenes in the Life of Christ--14 |
| | | | 71. Scotland, Forth Bridge and Highland Kilt |
| | | | 72. Shack and Tennant House |
| | | | 73. Shack--interior |
| | | | 74. Shack--interior |
| | | | 75. Shack--interior |
| | | | 76. Sugar Valley |
| | | | 77. Sugar Valley |
| | | | 78. Sugar Valley |
| | | | 79. Tennant House--also see # 72 |
| | | | 80. Tent House |
| | | | 81. Tent House--interior |
| | | | 82. Tent House--interior |
| | | | 83. Tent House--interior |
| | | | 84. Wood Street |
| | | Photographs, Things |
| | | | 1. Boat, Model |
| | | | 2. Calf |
| | | | 3. Horse |
| | | | 4. Plant |
| | | | 5. Plant |
| | | | 6. Wagon |
| | | | 7. Windmill |
| | | | 8. Wood Hauler |
| | | Album |
| | | | 1. P. [?] H. Turnbull |
| | | | 2. Unidentified--9 |
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